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gptkbp:instanceOf
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company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:CBS_Corporation
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
Acquired_by_Brookfield_Business_Partners_in_2018
Acquired_by_CBS_in_1995
Acquired_by_Siemens_in_1998
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gptkbp:CEO
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Patrick_Fragman
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gptkbp:employees
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approximately 10,000
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gptkbp:founded
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1886
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:George_Westinghouse
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Cranberry_Township
gptkb:Cranberry_Township,_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Developed the first commercial AC power plant
Innovated in the field of nuclear energy
Pioneered AC electricity distribution
Contributed to the development of the modern electrical grid
Played_a_key_role_in_the_War_of_Currents
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Westinghouse
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gptkbp:industry
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Electrical equipment
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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home appliances
television technology
AC power system
air brake system
nuclear reactor technology
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:David_A._Hounshell
gptkb:Robert_W._McCulloch
gptkb:George_Westinghouse
gptkb:William_L._McKnight
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gptkbp:operates_in
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telecommunications
power generation
nuclear power
railroad signaling
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gptkbp:partnerships
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gptkb:General_Electric
gptkb:Toshiba_Corporation
gptkb:Siemens_AG
gptkb:Babcock_&_Wilcox
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation
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gptkbp:revenue
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$6 billion (2020)
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
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gptkbp:website
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www.westinghousenuclear.com
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